| Red Shaver | |
| Image Alt: | alt text for image; see |
| Country: | Canada |
| Use: | eggs |
| Note: | extra notes |
| Type: | Chicken |
| Latin: | Gallus gallus domesticus |
The Red Shaver is a sex linked breed of chicken developed in Canada. Pullets are reddish-brown in colour with white underfeathers, while males are white with a few red markings on the feathers.[1] They are a hardy, dual-purpose breed laying brown eggs and dressing out between three and five pounds. They have a reputation of being a quiet breed.[2] Red Shaver chickens are used most frequently in small flocks for small farms.
Red shaver hens can lay from 305 to 315 eggs a year,[3] and are reported to be prolific producers of large brown eggs. One four-year-old Red Shaver chicken in Ottawa was credited with laying an egg with a mass of 143 grams, which is almost three times the size of a standard medium egg (Typically a medium egg is 49 g, a jumbo egg is 70 g).[4]
Body weight at 18 weeks is about 3 lbs., and after one year of laying weight between 4 to 5 lbs.